Across
- 3. an alliance led by Athens that brought together several Greek city-states to challenge the Persian rule of eastern Greek colonies
- 4. the temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena
- 6. a fusion of the ancient Greek world with that of Western Asian, Northeastern African, and Southwestern Asian.
- 8. a system or stage of economic life in which money replaces barter in the exchange of goods
- 9. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields
- 10. a country that is ruled by a monarch, and monarchy is this system or form of government.
- 11. The term translates directly from Turkish as mountain and is used to describe any state that is part of the region.
- 12. the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city.
- 14. war a war between citizens of the same country.
- 17. a ruler who has no legal limits on his or her power by law or constitution
- 18. an idyllic, often imaginary past time of peace, prosperity, and happiness.
- 19. rule by the people
Down
- 1. an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe
- 2. an economic system dependent on the exchange of goods rather than credit card or cash transactions
- 4. a city-state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
- 5. a military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta
- 7. a tightly knit group of people or things, like an army troop or a bunch of fans of the same band
- 13. government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
- 15. a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
- 16. a small group of "elite" citizens that rules a country